Nakau Programme

Forest ranger Cowen took us on a little look inside Sobehatunga Area, down near the river. There’s so much passion and excitement when he talks about his new , and what this project will mean for the community.

“Money we just use it and it’s gone, but the forest is here with us for life.”

The full film outlaying Drawa's story is here. 🎥

Fiji’s forests have been under threat from logging for decades. But rangers like Jerry, Senitiki and the whole ranger team and communities are committed to protecting the forest they grew up with in Drawa. Their story is one to inspire forest communities everywhere.

Here, thousands of hectares of forest have been kept safe from logging bringing long-term environmental, social and economic benefits for communities connected with this important place, and ensuring a safe haven for Fiji’s unique .

Healthy forests are so critical for our climate, for people, plants and animals. And spending time in the Drawa Conservation Area is a tonic for life. Beautiful big old trees, clean water and healthy food collected from the land. Bird song, butterflies and frogs.

🌳 We'd love you to watch and share this film—inviting others to take a walk in the Drawa forest with its custodians.

📷 Film by Tom Vierus

Thanks to Climate Resilient by Nature for the support of this film, an initiative of Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and WWF-Australia who have been behind the expansion of Drawa’s Forest Carbon Project.

The Drawa Forest Project is a partnership with the Drawa Block Forest Communities Cooperative, Live and Learn Fiji and Nakau. The project is verified by Plan Vivo. Thanks to Drawa's credit buyers ZeroMission, Ekos and Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty (COTAP)

So great to see this deep dive news story on the Yato Conservation Area Declaration from Tavuli News - Solomon Islands. This conservation work has been led by so many dedicated people and their commitment and support really comes through in this story. Thanks for getting down there to chat to people Tavuli.

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